How many books can you read this summer? June 1 - July 31. Sign up in person or visit hooverlibrary.org to register online. Read or listen to books for prizes donated by the Friends of the Hoover Library.

Make your mark this season at Hoover Public Library. Color a seasonal bookmark and be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a gift card. Bookmarks available at the front desk. Submit a picture of your completed bookmark by July 31, 2022 to HooverCirc@gmail.com.

American Singer, guitar player and songwriter Debbie Bond has been performing for decades in the Alabama backwoods and is now a regular on the Southern US and European club and festival circuit. Debbie is a blues activist and founder of the award-winning Alabama Blues Project, a non-profit dedicated to promoting and preserving the state’s blues heritage. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a “Keeping the Blues Alive Award” from the Blues Foundation, and a prestigious “Coming Up Taller Award” for her blues education work with the Alabama Blues Project. She has been recognized by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame as a “Blues Achiever” and the national Blues Hall of Fame as a “Great Blues Artist”. Visit hooverlibrary.org or call 205-444-7820 for more information. LOCATION: Plaza Wing